Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (164749)

United States • Age 71

Joined myLot 19 years ago

I work with special children in a school setting. Hubby is retired, I am not. I spend a lot of time online and I love myLot.

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Heather Echola's Discussions

I do not know why

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (164749) • United States 14 Jul

I have no idea why I could not stay asleep last night, or why I thought I was hungry. It is bed time, and I feel comfortably well fed. My after dinner blood sugar reading is good . I hope that means I will sleep well. I pulled...

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Do you remember

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (164749) • United States 14 Jul

I did not sleep well for part of the night last night. While I was awake I suddenly remembered a place I went as a teen. I do not remember who it was that took me the first time. I am not sure, but I think when we were dating my...

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The weather is "spotty"

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (164749) • United States 13 Jul

There are clouds in the sky, and we saw places that had received some rain as we drove back from Newton. Even had a few sprinkles on our windshield. It has made both Bob and I sleepy. For lunch we had some very nice sandwiches...

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Dorothy's Ruby Slipper slide

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (164749) • United States 12 Jul

Liberal Kansas has added a new attraction in the area of its visitor center. It is a new slipper slide, that is actually a slipper. Liberal has a number of attractions tied to the movie the Wizard of Oz and through a tourism...

july 2025

kansas land of ahhhs

dorothy

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Lower humidity

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (164749) • United States 12 Jul

Earlier today the humidity has been down. Coupled with a nice breeze from the west it has been good to work outside. I have trimmed up a tree and cut out some Johnson grass. I have mowed a bit. Bob took care of all the fluids on...

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They called with results

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (164749) • United States 11 Jul

I thought the doctor was just having the one enzyme checked but the did a whole liver panel. And everything looks perfect. The standards for the lipase are different since it is not for a clinical trial, they do not have to be as...

july 2025

lab results

feeling good

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Two doctors this week

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (164749) • United States 11 Jul

Wednesday I saw my new cardiologist. He seemed surprised to see me, but he had not gotten my history from the other cardiologist or my primary yet. I do not have any concerning symptoms and he listened to my heart, etc. and says I...

july 2025

health

appointments

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It will be bedtime soon

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (164749) • United States 10 Jul

We have eaten and I even went out and mowed a bit after putting the leftovers away. It is still 90 F out there. We MAY have storms starting at midnight though. I have done most of my regular online stuff, and paid some bills. I...

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Thanks to Bruno's help

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (164749) • United States 10 Jul

Well, Bruno's "help" and the weather, that is. Neither Bob nor I slept well last night. He is in napping now and I may join him. I was changing the sheets and Bruno laid on them and would not get up, so they did not get spread...

july 2025

change sheets

bruno

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Hot and sweaty, ready for a shower

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (164749) • United States 9 Jul

Is that too much information? I have a cardiology appointment in a little over three hours. I got up at 5 this morning. I needed to get the music chosen for next Sunday, and I ate a good breakfast. I have been online doing all my...

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Pieces of my childhood

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (164749) • United States 8 Jul

We did not have a lot of fancy furniture growing up, but if mom could select it, it usually was quality. The two small bookcases I moved yesterday were some that I believe my parents had before I was born. I have memories of them...

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Bob needed something from the store

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (164749) • United States 7 Jul

While Bob is gone I am moving furniture. It is much easier that way. Also there is chicken marinating in Italian dressing. I will bake it, and it will be tender and full of flavor. I am going to put fresh taragon with it when I...

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Peachy tea

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (164749) • United States 7 Jul

Do you remember me saying that as I peeled and sliced the peaches I would put them in lemon water to prevent browning? I did that all the way through. Each time, though, I saved the water. That lemon water also had bits of peach...

july 2025

peach tea

experiment

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What a day

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (164749) • United States 6 Jul

We were up, ready for church and I lost focus and track of time. We were almost late. Several of us talked a long time after church and then Bob and I went to the laundromat to wash the bathroom rugs. I did not take my purse in....

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Different order

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (164749) • United States 6 Jul

I came here almost first this morning because I have been getting here so late. Usually I do a few earning sites first. I have some sausage links cooking in the skillet, and I will have some of my banana bread along with them. I...

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It did not rain last night as it was predicted to

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (164749) • United States 5 Jul

It did break into a rainy spell as I was heading out to meet Jane for coffee. We went to a coffee shop called Rhubarb Bakery. I am trying to watch my caffeine a bit, so I had a sparkling lemonade with lavender syrup. Also a...

july 2025

sleepy day

coffee shop

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Oops, I have been absent.

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (164749) • United States 4 Jul

I woke up with extra aches and pains today and have not done much so far. l did take a nap and get them pretty well under control, though. This is Independence Day in the USA and is usually celebrated with food, fun and...

july 2025

peach cobbler

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I will have an appointment

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (164749) • United States 3 Jul

I did hear from my doctor's nurse. They thanked me for bringing by the labs. The doctor will want to see me. If I get to be in a lot of pain I should go to the ER. She says that the labs were long enough past that they may have...

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I called the clinic,

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (164749) • United States 2 Jul

Still no return call. I believe that since I am not symptomatic we will likely address this at my next scheduled appointment in about two months. Now Monday, I did just what most of the websites said would make me sick, that is,...

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I am working on peaches

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (164749) • United States 2 Jul

We have eaten some, and I have peeled and sliced about a third of the box. I am freezing them in quantities that will make a good pie. I do not put any sugar on them, just some lemon juice, because I do not have any citric acid,...

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